EPA Releases Plan for Next Phase of Cleanup at Radiation Technology Site in Rockaway, New Jersey

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a plan for the next phase of cleanup work at the Radiation Technology, Inc. Superfund site in Rockaway Township, New Jersey. The 263-acre site was used for testing and developing rocket motors and developing propellants. Ground water at the site is contaminated with volatile organic compounds, a group of chemicals that can have serious health effects. EPA is proposing to dig up and remove pieces of deteriorated drums that are buried in a waste disposal area at the site to prevent them from further contaminating the surrounding soil with heavy metals.